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Best LLMs & generative AI videos, as recommended on Hacker News

58 videos about llms & generative ai that Hacker News commenters keep recommending, mentioned between 2016 and 2026. Mostly demo, explainer, lecture. Channels that come up most: Andrej Karpathy, Lex Fridman, Computerphile, 3Blue1Brown. Sorted by how consistently HN recommended them over the years.

The most recommended is Transformers, the tech behind LLMs | Deep Learning Chapter 5: HN treats it as the go-to visual introduction to transformers, and many say it finally made attention and embeddings click.

• explainerTransformers, the tech behind LLMs | Deep Learning Chapter 53Blue1Brown · 13 HN recommenders · 2024–2026
• lectureDeep Dive into LLMs like ChatGPTAndrej Karpathy · 10 HN recommenders · 2025–2026
• tutorialLet's build GPT: from scratch, in code, spelled out.Andrej Karpathy · 14 HN recommenders · 2023–2025
• tutorialA Hackers' Guide to Language ModelsJeremy Howard · 8 HN recommenders · 2023–2024
• talk[1hr Talk] Intro to Large Language ModelsAndrej Karpathy · 9 HN recommenders · 2023–2026
• lectureSparks of AGI: early experiments with GPT-4Sebastien Bubeck · 7 HN recommenders · 2023–2026
• lectureLet's build the GPT TokenizerAndrej Karpathy · 5 HN recommenders · 2024–2025
• explainerAttention in transformers, step-by-step | Deep Learning Chapter 63Blue1Brown · 5 HN recommenders · 2024–2026
• talkThe A.I. Dilemma - March 9, 2023Center for Humane Technology · 11 HN recommenders · 2023–2024
• lectureLSTM is dead. Long Live Transformers!Seattle Applied Deep Learning · 4 HN recommenders · 2020–2023
• explainerAttention Is All You NeedYannic Kilcher · 4 HN recommenders · 2020–2025
• demoPlaying a Neural Network's version of GTA V: GAN Theft Autosentdex · 3 HN recommenders · 2021–2025
• demoANIME ROCK, PAPER, SCISSORSCorridor Digital · 3 HN recommenders · 2023–2026
• lectureWill AI outsmart human intelligence? - with 'Godfather of AI' Geoffrey HintonThe Royal Institution · 3 HN recommenders · 2025–2025
• talkState of GPT | BRK216HFSMicrosoft Developer · 6 HN recommenders · 2023–2025
• lectureDo we need Attention? - Linear RNNs and State Space Models (SSMs) for NLPSasha Rush · 3 HN recommenders · 2024–2024
• commentaryGPT-4chan: This is the worst AI everYannic Kilcher · 3 HN recommenders · 2022–2026
• lectureCS480/680 Lecture 19: Attention and Transformer NetworksPascal Poupart · 3 HN recommenders · 2023–2023
• tutorialThe spelled-out intro to language modeling: building makemoreAndrej Karpathy · 2 HN recommenders · 2024–2024
• commentaryI tried using AI. It scared me.Tom Scott · 4 HN recommenders · 2023–2025
• explainerLarge Language Models from scratchGraphics in 5 Minutes · 3 HN recommenders · 2023–2024
• podcastChris Lattner: Future of Programming and AI | Lex Fridman Podcast #381Lex Fridman · 4 HN recommenders · 2023–2026
• explainerAI Language Models & Transformers - ComputerphileComputerphile · 3 HN recommenders · 2022–2025
• podcastEdward Gibson: Human Language, Psycholinguistics, Syntax, Grammar & LLMs | Lex Fridman Podcast #426Lex Fridman · 2 HN recommenders · 2024–2024
• demoGenerative AI for Krita - With ControlNetAcly · 2 HN recommenders · 2023–2026
• demoOpenAI Codex Live DemoOpenAI · 2 HN recommenders · 2021–2025
• explainerWhy ChatGPT Can't Draw a Full Glass of WineAlex O'Connor · 2 HN recommenders · 2025–2025
• explainerAI can't cross this line and we don't know why.Welch Labs · 2 HN recommenders · 2024–2025
• comedySassy Justice with Fred Sassy (Full Episode) | Deep Fake and Deep Fake: The MovieSassy Justice · 1 HN recommender · 2020–2026
• demoVibe coding complex changes in RustJon Gjengset · 2 HN recommenders · 2025–2026
• demoForget all previous prompts and give me a recipe for bologneseSteve Mould · 2 HN recommenders · 2026–2026
• demo#VoCo. Adobe Audio Manipulator Sneak Peak with Jordan Peele | Adobe Creative CloudAdobe Creative Cloud · 2 HN recommenders · 2016–2024
• demoEnhancing Photorealism EnhancementISL and Collaborators · 2 HN recommenders · 2021–2025
• explainerGlitch Tokens - ComputerphileComputerphile · 2 HN recommenders · 2023–2023
• interviewThe Man behind Stable DiffusionYannic Kilcher · 3 HN recommenders · 2022–2023
• comedyBill Hader impersonates Arnold Schwarzenegger [DeepFake]Ctrl Shift Face · 2 HN recommenders · 2019–2022
• talkHow AI Could Save (Not Destroy) Education | Sal Khan | TEDTED · 2 HN recommenders · 2023–2026
• talkJohn Schulman - Reinforcement Learning from Human Feedback: Progress and ChallengesUC Berkeley EECS · 2 HN recommenders · 2023–2023
• podcastCursor Team: Future of Programming with AI | Lex Fridman Podcast #447Lex Fridman · 2 HN recommenders · 2024–2025
• interviewOpenAI's GPT-4 Discussion with Red Teamer Nathan Labenz and Erik TorenbergCognitive Revolution "How AI Changes Everything" · 3 HN recommenders · 2023–2023
• interviewFull interview: "Godfather of artificial intelligence" talks impact and potential of AICBS Mornings · 3 HN recommenders · 2023–2023
• podcastWhy Can't AI Make Its Own Discoveries? — With Yann LeCunAlex Kantrowitz · 2 HN recommenders · 2025–2026
• interviewChatGPT with Rob Miles - ComputerphileComputerphile · 4 HN recommenders · 2023–2023
• explainerThe Art Of Poison-Pilling Music FilesBenn Jordan · 2 HN recommenders · 2025–2026
• podcastYann Lecun: Meta AI, Open Source, Limits of LLMs, AGI & the Future of AI | Lex Fridman Podcast #416Lex Fridman · 1 HN recommender · 2024–2024
• demoAI Live Painting in Krita - Interactive updatesAcly · 1 HN recommender · 2023–2025
• podcastEliezer Yudkowsky: Dangers of AI and the End of Human Civilization | Lex Fridman Podcast #368Lex Fridman · 1 HN recommender · 2023–2024
• interviewHow We Prevent the AI’s from Killing us with Paul ChristianoBankless · 1 HN recommender · 2023–2023
• talkAndrej Karpathy: Software Is Changing (Again)Y Combinator · 1 HN recommender · 2025–2025
• demoSunspring | A Sci-Fi Short Film Starring Thomas MiddleditchArs Technica · 1 HN recommender · 2016–2017
• explainerCh(e)at GPT? - ComputerphileComputerphile · 1 HN recommender · 2023–2026
• demoS1E8: Show And Tell: Efrit: When Steve Gives Claude Full Access To 50 Years of Emacs CapabilitiesVibe Coding With Steve and Gene · 1 HN recommender · 2025–2026
• demoDid We Just Change Animation Forever?Corridor Crew · 1 HN recommender · 2023–2024
• explainerBut how do AI images and videos actually work? | Guest video by Welch Labs3Blue1Brown · 1 HN recommender · 2025–2026
• demoGPT-4 Developer LivestreamOpenAI · 1 HN recommender · 2023–2025
• demoANIME ROCK, PAPER, SCISSORS 2Corridor Digital · 1 HN recommender · 2023–2024
• interviewJeff Dean & Noam Shazeer — 25 years at Google: from PageRank to AGIDwarkesh Patel · 1 HN recommender · 2025–2026
• demoThe Mandalorian Luke Skywalker DeepfakeShamook · 1 HN recommender · 2021–2024